NORA ROBERTS

Stars of Mithra Series

|| Secret Star || Captive Star || Hidden Star || Hidden Star || Captive Star || Secret Star

There couldn't be a more exciting finish for the "Stars of Mithra" trilogy than this story.

It is really a pity that this woman is dead -- thinks Seth Buchanan, lieutenant of the police, when he looks at Grace Fortains picture. There was nothing left of her wonderful face and she only could be identified by her clothes and the color of her hair. A few hours later Seth is again at the place where the murder happened and then he is more then astonished as the dead woman stands in front of him, holding a gun. Grace was a few days out of the city and now she thinks there is a burglar in her house.

They find out that Grace's cousin Melissa was the dead woman. It was her fate that she wanted to look like Grace. And soon it is clear why somebody wants to kill the real Grace: the third blue diamond which Grace got from her friend Bailey. Seth takes the diamond and it looks like life is normal again but the man who wants the diamonds doesn't give up so fast.

Grace is fascinated by the taciturn Seth. And not only does she have these mystic dreams, could it be that this happend once long ago? When the unknown man kidnaps Grace it isn't a harmless game anymore. Will Seth be able to finish it?

Another story which you shouldn't miss. Entertaining, exciting, and romantic.

Captive Star

Rated 4.0
Reviewed 8/27/98 by Isolde Wehr

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Bailey, known from "Hidden Star," the first book in the Stars of Mithra series, wanted to protect three diamonds from her stepbrothers. So she has sent to every of her best friends one, Grace and M.J. and one she kept for herself. This second book in the series is about M.J. and how she tries to save her life and protect the blue diamond which her friend has send to her.

M.J. is very worried because Bailey had told her she should carry the diamond with her at all times until she calls her and tells her all is normal again. But then M.J. is pursued by a bounty hunter. The unknown man tries to follow her into her flat so she uses her karate knowledge to defend herself.

Jack Dakota thinks it is an easy job to bring M.J. back to court because she allegedly had shouted at her ex-friend. However, both notice that somebody plays with them because a hired killer comes to M.J.'s flat. M.J. and Jack can overpower him and they flee together. M.J. doesn't want to be together with Jack so he handcuffs her in his car. Of course, the high-spirited red hair woman doesn't like that but Jack will not let her go.

Together they are an explosive team: the handsome bounty hunter with his pony-tail and the independent M.J.. Then Jack discovers the diamond in M.J.'s bag and he wants some answers. He suggest to help her to find out wo wants to kill them.

So, they try to find Bailey because she is the only one who knows what's wrong. And also Grace has disappeared, the woman with the last diamond.

An action-packed, adventurous read. With two unusual characters in love.

A great second story in Nora Roberts "The Stars of Mithra" trilogy.

When this beautiful woman appears in Private Investigator Cade Parris' office he knows this is the woman of his dreams. But the mystery woman has other problems. She can't remember who she is. The only hints to her identity are a bag with one million and twothousand dollars, a gun and a diamond as big as a baby fist.

It looks like Bailey is in deep trouble. She engages Cade to find our who she is and why she has bag with such a strange contents. Cade is sure she can't be a criminal because she doesn't look like a woman who would steal diamonds. It is more possible that she works with them because she knows so much about gems.

The memories come back but only little by little. The worst things are cruel dreams about blood and murder. And it looks like there are three blue diamonds but where are the other two? Carefully Cade tries to help Bailey to remember. He falls in love with the mystery beauty but Bailey doesn't dare to reply his feelings because she doesn't know if she is married or not.

With time the solution of this puzzle comes near. But the last part of Baileys cruel memories shows how dangerous the truth is. Will they be able to accept that?

A very good start of Nora Roberts trilogy called "The Stars of Mithra". I can't wait to read the other stories in the series.

This is the first of a series of books about The Stars of Mithra, three legendary diamonds and three extraordinary women who are temporarily in possession of them.

Cade Parris of Parris Investigations is not having a good day. His secretary up and quit on him in order to travel to Nashville in search of her dreams of becoming a Country/Western singer. A beautiful woman steps into his office and asks for his help. He is immediately attracted to her. The trouble is -- she doesn't know who she is.

Cade is intrigued and decides to take the case. By process of elimination with a note she has found in the pocket of her suit, they figure out her name must be Bailey. Cade takes Bailey to his home since she has no place to go. She also has in her possession a very large rare blue diamond and a bag with 1.2 million dollars in it.

Cade and Bailey set off to solve the mystery of Bailey, the diamond and the cash. Strap your seat belt on when you read this book because you are in for a wild adventure.

I highly recommend book one of this new series by Nora Roberts. As I finished HIDDEN STAR, I eagerly reached for the second book of the series.

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This is the second book in the series by Nora Roberts. This story is about M. J. O'Leary, one of Bailey's best friends. M. J. owns a bar and is a fifth-degree black belt. This doesn't help her one bit when she is jumped by one Jack Dakota, a bounty hunter. He's been told she is a bail jumper who shot her accountant lover.

Little does M. J. and Jack know they have both been set up by someone unknown who wants to possess The Stars of Mithra. M. J. doesn't trust Jack and Jack doesn't trust M. J. but they are stuck with each other until things are figured out.

Before the end of the book, they are involved in several car chases and lots of dangerous adventures, but finally M. J. is reunited with Bailey and the pieces of the puzzle start fitting together.

I thoroughly enjoyed the second book of the series and as I finished this one, I eagerly reached for the third and final book of the series.

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Lieutenant Seth Buchanan, a cop who takes his job a little too seriously is investigating the death of Grace Fontaine. He has to tell her two best friends, Bailey and M. J. that she's been murdered. Later that evening, he goes back to the crime scene and lo and behold, Grace Fontaine herself is there. She mistakenly believes he has broken into her house and she's caught him in the act of robbery. He shows her his badge and fills her in on the story, including the fact that she's supposed to be dead.

She makes him take her to her two best friends to let them know she's all right and very much alive and then she goes to identify the body, that of her cousin.

Grace, Bailey, M. J. and the three men they have met now have to solve the mystery of the Three Stars of Mithra and who wants them so badly that he will kill to get them.

Finally, we get to peek at the man behind all the mystery and he's a madman. Now it's up to Cade, Jack and Seth to figure out how to tie him into all that's been going on and that's not going to be easy.

I thoroughly enjoyed each and every book of this series. I highly recommend getting these three books and reading them.

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